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The Real Estate and Construction Law Practice Group was specially formed from the General Civil Practice Group in order to facilitate the rendering of legal services in the rapidly expanding areas of construction and real property.
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The Practice Groups major areas are as follows:
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Re-development and re-construction business
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Social overhead capital facility business (railroad, harbors,
aviation, dams, energy facility, information and communication
facilities, distribution and tourism facilities, etc.)
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Governmental, local autonomous bodies, and public corporation
business in relation to state contract related laws
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General construction-related disputes (construction price,
delay damages, defect, default interest, inspection for use,
warranty and security)
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Specialized legal disputes related to construction companies (disputes related to the environment, industrial disasters, subcontracting, insurance, labor, compensation for loss, and various sorts of appraisals)
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International arbitration cases related to overseas construction
works
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Legal issues related to market opening and overseas competitiveness
(CM, spin-off and project financing)
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Development projects related to real property (real property trust, urban development, national land planning and land expropriation)
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Any and all business activities in relation to deriving benefits and security from real property (lease, S&L and ABS business)
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All legal issues relevant to real property (land owned by
members of the same or related families and foreign-owned
land)
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Administrative restrictions and criminal issues related to
construction and real property
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In particular, in large-scale projects, the attorneys from this Practice Group form a task team with attorneys from the General Civil, Corporate Law, Securities and Finance Practice Groups to provide legal advice and, where necessary, representation in litigation. Currently, the Practice Group has a SOC team in operation for SOC business activities, an ABS team in operation for ABS and MBS businesses, and an International Arbitration Team specialized in overseas construction related disputes.
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